Mr._johngalt
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Khan said:"A second marriage is the triumph of hope over experience."
One was more than enough.
Amen, brother.
JG
Khan said:"A second marriage is the triumph of hope over experience."
One was more than enough.
Congratulations 2B. That is an accomplishment to be proud of. I remember my parents 50th and 60th reunions - loads of fun.youbet said:For us, well we kind of missed the boat. It's been 42 years since we first started dating and 36 years since we tied the knot. It got kind of busy inbetween then and now with earning a living and raising a family and we just forgot to call the lawyers to get the divorce proceedings going. So now we just party on knowing we missed our opportunity and living with the scorn and ridicule of being "old married fuddy duddies."
Could be worse I guess.....
astromeria said:when I told my best friend that my first husband and I were splittting, she said, "Thank God--what took you so long?!" And I had never even told her how I felt--I never told anyone!
astromeria said:Frankly, I'm proud of my divorce. We were both miserable (especially me) and it took a LOT of guts to put it in motion. It was incredibly frightening as I had nothing (no money, no prep to earn a decent living, no lawyer, not much self-esteem at that point) and young children. Those of you who haven't woken up in the middle of the night most nights wondering what to do about your utter misery are very fortunate--and to be honest, IMO not in a postion to pass judgment on those who have been there. With my second husband, I've had more usual ups & downs--but I never spent months on end in a miserable funk with my life. It was easy to stay in this relationship--no kudos deserved or needed! Personally, I feel more deserving of congratulations for my divorce than for staying with my second marriage. Not that I ever expect to get it. Except from one person: when I told my best friend that my first husband and I were splittting, she said, "Thank God--what took you so long?!" And I had never even told her how I felt--I never told anyone! Apparently my unhappiness was obvious enough to those who cared to look.
Same here. Many comments about how spouse was odd and hard to get to know. A few who said they were also miserable but staying together for the money.astromeria said:... Apparently my unhappiness was obvious enough to those who cared to look.